PURULIA
Assembly seat no. 242 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
West Bengal also has a Lok Sabha constituency called PURULIA. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 16 results.
Winner, 2006
NIKHIL MUKHERJEE
CPM
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
CPM
won 6 of 16
Margin, 2006
16,002
12.74% of valid votes
Result, 2006
Runner-up
INCDR.SUKUMAR ROY
- Votes
- 46,852
- Vote share
- 37.29%
- Behind by
- 16,002
Electors
1,66,802
Total votes polled
1,25,627
Valid votes
1,25,627
NOTA votes
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Turnout
75.3%
Full result, 2006
6 candidates · 1,25,627 valid votes
NIKHIL MUKHERJEECPMwon
62,854
50.0%
DR.SUKUMAR ROYINC
46,852
37.3%
BARIK CHANDRA MAHATOAITC
7,998
6.4%
PRANATI BHATTACHARYAIND
4,111
3.3%
PELARAM MAHATOBSP
2,148
1.7%
DHIREN CHANDRA RAJAKJKPN
1,664
1.3%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Sudip Kumar Mukherjee | BJP | 1,28,454 | 55.69% | Sujoy Banerjee | 49,253 |
| 2021 | Sudip Kumar Mukherjee | BJP | 89,733 | 43.38% | Sujoy Banerjee | 7,018 |
| 2016 | SUDIP KUMAR MUKHERJEE | INC | 81,365 | 44.58% | DIBYAJYOTI PRASAD SINGH DEO | 4,911 |
| 2011 | K.P. SINGH DEO | AITC | 83,396 | 53.95% | KAUSHIK MAZUMDAR | 26,487 |
| 2006 | NIKHIL MUKHERJEE | CPM | 62,854 | 50.03% | DR.SUKUMAR ROY | 16,002 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the PURULIA assembly constituency in 2026?
Sudip Kumar Mukherjee (BJP) won PURULIA in 2026, by a margin of 49,253 votes.
Which party has won PURULIA the most times?
CPM, with 6 of the 16 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has PURULIA gone to the polls?
16 times, from 1962 to 2026.
Who has won PURULIA the most times?
MAMATA MUKHERJEE, with 3 wins between 1987 and 1996.
